File #: 4432    Version: Name: (Truman Medical Center Projects) Series 2012
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/30/2012 In control: Legislature As A Whole
On agenda: 7/30/2012 Final action: 8/13/2012
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the issuance, sale, and delivery of not to exceed $43,000,000 principal amount of special obligation refunding bonds (Truman Medical Center Projects) Series 2012, of Jackson County, Missouri, and authorizing certain other documents and actions in connection therewith.
Sponsors: Dan Tarwater III
Indexes: COLLECTION DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS, TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER
Attachments: 1. 4432adopt.pdf, 2. 4432doc.pdf
Related files: 5559

Floor Amendment

August 13, 2012

 

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

 

 

Title

AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the issuance, sale, and delivery of not to exceed $43,000,000 principal amount of special obligation refunding bonds (Truman Medical Center Projects) Series 2012, of Jackson County, Missouri, and authorizing certain other documents and actions in connection therewith.

 

Intro

Ordinance #4432, July 30, 2012

 

Introduced by Dan Tarwater, County Legislator.

 

Body

WHEREAS, Jackson County, Missouri (the "County"), operates pursuant to a County Charter, and is a political subdivision of the State of Missouri, duly created, organized, and existing under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri; and

 

WHEREAS, the County desires to refinance the costs of certain capital improvements and is authorized under the provisions of the Constitution of Missouri and its Charter to issue and sell special obligation bonds for the purpose of providing funds to finance and refinance the costs of certain capital improvements and to provide that the principal of and interest on such special obligations bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues derived from annual appropriations by the County Legislature; and

 

WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined that it is necessary and advisable and in the best interest of the County and of its inhabitants that special obligation bonds be issued and secured in the form and manner as hereinafter provided to provide funds for such purpose; now therefore,

 

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:

 

Section 1.  Authorization of Bonds. There shall be issued and hereby are authorized and directed to be issued the Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Truman Medical Center Projects), Series 2012 (the "Bonds") of the County in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $43,000,000 for the purpose of refunding that portion of the County's outstanding Tax Exempt Special Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Truman Medical Center Project), Series 2001A maturing on and after December 1, 2013 (the "Series 2001A Refunded Bonds") and that portion of the County's Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2002 maturing on and after December 1, 2013 (the "Series 2002 Refunded Bonds," together with the Series 2001A Refunded Bonds, the "Refunded Bonds").  The proceeds of the Bonds will also be used to pay the costs related to the issuance of the Bonds and the incidental costs of refunding the Refunded Bonds.   Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth on Exhibit A hereto.  The Bonds will be subject to the terms and conditions of this Ordinance and the following exhibits:

                     Exhibit A - Additional Terms of the Bonds

                     Exhibit B - Form of Bonds

                     Exhibit C - Preliminary Official Statement

                                          Exhibit D - [Continuing Disclosure] Bond Compliance Services Agreement

 

                     Exhibit E - Tax Compliance Agreement

                     Exhibit F - Tax-Exempt Financing Compliance Procedure

                     Exhibit G - Bond Purchase Agreement

                     Exhibit H - Requisition Certificate

 

Section 2.  Description of Bonds. The Bonds shall consist of fully registered bonds without coupons, numbered from R-1 upward in order of issuance, in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof.  The Bonds shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto, and shall be subject to registration, transfer, and exchange as provided in Section 203 of Exhibit A.  All of the Bonds shall be dated their date of delivery, and shall be issued in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $43,000,000.  The Bonds shall bear interest at various interest rates, shall mature in principal installments, and shall be subject to redemption and payment prior to their Stated Maturities as provided in the Bond Purchase Agreement described herein, and the signatures of the officers of the County executing the Bond Purchase Agreement shall constitute conclusive evidence of their approval and the County's approval thereof; provided, however, that the Bonds shall have a final maturity not later than 2027, shall have a weighted average maturity of not less than 7 years and not more than 10 years, shall bear interest at various interest rates not to exceed a true interest cost of 3.25% per annum, and shall be subject to optional redemption prior to maturity not later than 2022.  The Bonds shall provide net present value debt service savings of at least 8.0% of the principal amount of the Refunded Bonds.

 

The Bonds shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from the date thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 in each year, beginning on June 1, 2013.  Principal of the Bonds shall be paid on each December 1, beginning December 1, 2013.

 

The Bonds shall be special obligations of the County payable as to both principal and interest solely from annual appropriations of funds by the County for such purpose to be deposited in the Debt Service Fund.  The obligation of the County to make payments into the Debt Service Fund and any other obligations of the County to make payments under the Ordinance do not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the County for which the County is obligated to levy or pledge any form of taxation, or for which the County has levied or pledged any form of taxation and shall not be construed to be a debt of the County in contravention of any applicable constitutional, statutory or charter limitation or requirement but in each Fiscal Year shall be payable solely from the amounts pledged or appropriated therefor out of (i) the income and revenues provided for such year, plus (ii) any unencumbered balances for previous years.  Subject to the preceding sentence, the obligations of the County to make payments hereunder and to perform and observe any other covenant and agreement contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional.

 

Section 3.  Sale of the Bonds.  The sale of the Bonds to Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (the "Purchaser"), with an underwriter's discount of not more than 1.25% of the principal amount thereof, as set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement, is hereby approved.  Delivery of the Bonds shall be made to the Purchaser as soon as practicable after the adoption of this Ordinance, upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Bond Purchase Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.

 

Section 4.  Tax-Exempt Financing Compliance Procedure.  The County hereby adopts the Tax-Exempt Financing Compliance Procedure dated as of the date of this Ordinance, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, as its general policy and procedure with respect to all tax-exempt financings entered into by the County.  

 

Section 5.  Further Authority.  The officers of the County, including the County Executive and Clerk of the County Legislature, are hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents and take such actions as they may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out and perform the purposes of this Ordinance and to make ministerial alterations, changes, or additions in the foregoing agreements, statements, instruments, and other documents herein approved, authorized, and confirmed which they may approve, and the execution or taking of such action shall be conclusive evidence of such necessity or advisability.

 

Section 6.  Parties Interested Herein.  Nothing in this Ordinance expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or to give or grant to, any person or entity, other than the County, the Paying Agent, and the Bondowners, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Ordinance or any covenant, condition, or stipulation hereof, and all covenants, stipulations, promises, and agreements in this Ordinance contained by and on behalf of the County shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the County, the Paying Agent, and the Bondowners.

 

Section 7.  Severability.  If any section or other part of this Ordinance, whether large or small, is for any reason held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Ordinance.

 

Section 8.  Governing Law.  This Ordinance shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Missouri.

 

Section 9.  Effective Date.  This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its adoption in accordance with the Charter of the County.

 

 

Enacted and Approved

Effective Date:  This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

 

______________________________                                          _____________________________

Chief Deputy County Counselor                                                                County Counselor

 

 

                     I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #4432 introduced on July 30, 2012, was duly passed on August 13, 2012 by the Jackson County Legislature.  The votes thereon were as follows:

 

 

                     Yeas _______9________                                          Nays ______0_______

 

 

                     Abstaining ___0________                                          Absent _____0_______

 

 

This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.

 

 

 

____________________                                                                                    ________________________________

Date                                                                                                                                                   Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature

 

 

I hereby approve the attached Ordinance #4432.

 

 

____________________                                                                                    ________________________________

Date                                                                                                                                                   Michael D. Sanders, County Executive

 

 

EXHIBIT A

ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE BONDS

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 101.  Definitions of Words and Terms. In addition to words and terms defined elsewhere herein, the following words and terms as used in this Exhibit A to the Ordinance shall have the following meanings:

 

"Arbitrage Instructions" means the arbitrage investment and rebate instructions contained in the Tax Compliance Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented in accordance with the provisions thereof.

 

"Bond Counsel" means Gilmore & Bell, P.C., Kansas City, Missouri, or other attorneys or firm of attorneys with a nationally recognized standing in the field of municipal bond financing selected by the County.

 

"Bond Payment Date" means any date on which principal of or interest on any Bond is payable.

 

                     "Bond Purchase Agreement" means the Bond Purchase Agreement between the County and the Purchaser with respect to the Bonds.

 

"Bond Register" means the books for the registration, transfer and exchange of Bonds kept at the office of the Paying Agent.

 

"Bondowner" or "Registered Owner" when used with respect to any Bond means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered on the Bond Register.

 

"Bonds" means the Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Truman Medical Center Projects) Series 2012, authorized and issued by the County pursuant to the Ordinance.

 

"Business Day" means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, on which the Paying Agent is scheduled in the normal course of its operations to be open to the public for conduct of its banking operations.

 

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

                     "Corporation" means Truman Medical Center, Incorporated, and any successors or assigns.

 

                     "Corporation Representative" means the president or any vice president of the Corporation, or such other Person at the time designated to act on behalf of the Corporation as evidenced by written certificate furnished to the Paying Agent containing the specimen signature of such Person and signed on behalf of the Corporation by its President.  Such certificate may designate an alternate or alternates, each of whom shall be entitled to perform all duties of the Corporation Representative.

 

"Costs of Issuance Fund" means the fund by that name referred to in Section 501 of this Exhibit A.

 

"County" means Jackson County, Missouri, and any successors or assigns.

 

                     "County Representative" means the County Executive, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, the Director of Finance, or such other Person at the time designated to act on behalf of the County as evidenced by written certificate furnished to the Paying Agent containing the specimen signature of such Person and signed on behalf of the County by the County Executive.  Such certificate may designate an alternate or alternates, each of whom shall be entitled to perform all duties of the County Representative.

 

"Debt Service Fund" means the fund by that name referred to in Section 501 of this Exhibit A.

 

"Defaulted Interest" means interest on any Bond which is payable but not paid on any Interest Payment Date.

 

"Defeasance Obligations" means any of the following obligations:

 

                                          (a)                     United States Government Obligations that are not subject to redemption in advance of their maturity dates;

 

                                          (b)                     obligations of any state or political subdivision of any state, the interest on which is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and which meet the following conditions:

 

                                                               (1)                     the obligations are (i) not subject to redemption prior to maturity or (ii) the trustee for such obligations has been given irrevocable instructions concerning their calling and redemption and the issuer of such obligations has covenanted not to redeem such obligations other than as set forth in such instructions;

 

                                                               (2)                     the obligations are secured by cash or United States Government Obligations that may be applied only to principal of, premium, if any, and interest payments on such obligations;

 

                                                               (3)                     such cash and the principal of and interest on such United States Government Obligations (plus any cash in the escrow fund) are sufficient to meet the liabilities of the obligations;

 

                                                               (4)                     such cash and United States Government Obligations serving as security for the obligations are held in an escrow fund by an escrow agent or a trustee irrevocably in trust; and

 

                                                               (5)                     such cash and United States Government Obligations are not available to satisfy any other claims, including those against the trustee or escrow agent.

 

                                          (c)                     Cash.

 

                     "Escrow Agent" means Commerce Bank, Kansas City, Missouri, and any successors or assigns.

 

                     "Escrow Fund" means the fund by that name referred to in Section 501 of this Exhibit A.

 

                     "Escrow Agreement" means the letter of instructions to redeem bonds from the County to the Escrow Agent related to the refunding of the Refunded Bonds.

 

                     "Fiscal Year" means the fiscal year of the County, currently the twelve-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

 

"Interest Payment Date" means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on any Bond.

 

"Maturity" when used with respect to any Bond means the date on which the principal of such Bond becomes due and payable as therein and herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity thereof or call for redemption or otherwise.

 

"Ordinance" means the Ordinance adopted by the governing body of the County, authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, as amended from time to time.

 

"Outstanding" means, when used with reference to Bonds, as of any particular date of determination, all Bonds theretofore authenticated and delivered hereunder, except the following Bonds:

 

(a)                     Bonds theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;

 

(b)                     Bonds deemed to be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 701 of this Exhibit A; and

 

(c)                     Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of which other Bonds have been authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

"Paying Agent" means BOKF, N.A., and any successors or assigns.

 

"Permitted Investments" means any of the following securities, if and to the extent the same are at the time legal for investment of the County's funds:

 

(a)                     United States Government Obligations;

 

(b)                     bonds, notes or other obligations of the State of Missouri, or any political subdivision of the State of Missouri, that at the time of their purchase are rated in either of the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized rating service;

 

(c)                     repurchase agreements with any bank, bank holding company, savings and loan association, trust company, or other financial institution organized under the laws of the United States or any state, that are continuously and fully secured by any one or more of the securities described in clause (a), (b) or (d) and have a market value at all times at least equal to the principal amount of such repurchase agreement and are held in a custodial or trust account for the benefit of the County;

 

(d)                     obligations of Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal Financing Bank, the Federal Intermediate Credit Corporation, Federal Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Land Banks, Federal Home Loan Banks and Farmers Home Administration;

 

(e)                     certificates of deposit or time deposits, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, issued by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state, provided that such certificates of deposit or time deposits shall be either (1) continuously and fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or (2) continuously and fully secured by such securities as are described above in clauses (a) through (d) above, inclusive, which shall have a market value at all times at least equal to the principal amount of such certificates of deposit or time deposits;

                     

(f)                     money market mutual funds (1) that invest in Government Obligations or that are registered with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), meeting the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (2) that are rated in either of the two highest categories by a nationally recognized rating service; and

 

(g)                     any other securities or investments that are lawful for the investment of moneys held in such funds or accounts under the laws of the State of Missouri.

 

"Person" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, firm, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or other public body.

 

"Purchaser" means Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, the original purchaser of the Bonds.

 

"Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the 15th day (whether or not a Business Day) of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

 

"Redemption Date" when used with respect to any Bond to be redeemed means the date fixed for the redemption of such Bond pursuant to the terms of the Ordinance.

 

"Redemption Price" when used with respect to any Bond to be redeemed means the price at which such Bond is to be redeemed pursuant to the terms of the Ordinance, including the applicable redemption premium, if any, but excluding installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or before the Redemption Date.

 

"Series 2001A Bonds" means the County's Tax Exempt Special Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Truman Medical Center Project), Series 2001A.

 

"Series 2001A Refunded Bonds" means that portion of the Series 2001A Bonds maturing on and after December 1, 2013.

 

"Series 2002 Bonds" means the County's Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2002.

 

"Series 2002 Refunded Bonds" means that portion of the Series 2002 Bonds maturing on and after December 1, 2013.

 

"Special Record Date" means the date fixed by the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 202 of this Exhibit A for the payment of Defaulted Interest.

 

"Stated Maturity" when used with respect to any Bond or any installment of interest thereon means the date specified in such Bond and the Ordinance as the fixed date on which the principal of such Bond or such installment of interest is due and payable.

 

                     "Tax Compliance Agreement" means the Tax Compliance Agreement among the County, the Corporation and the Paying Agent.

 

"United Sates Government Obligations" means bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, treasury bills or other securities constituting direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to full and timely payment by, the United States of America, including evidences of a direct ownership interest in future interest or principal payments on obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America (including the interest component of obligations of the Resolutin Funding Corporation), or securities which represent an undivided interest in such obligations, which obligations are held in a custodial account for the benefit of the County.

 

ARTICLE II

 

PROVISIONS OF THE BONDS

 

Section 201.  Designation of Paying Agent.  BOKF, N.A., Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby designated as the County's paying agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds, bond registrar with respect to the registration, transfer and exchange of Bonds, and to hold in trust and disburse funds from the Costs of Issuance Fund and the Debt Service Fund as provided herein (the "Paying Agent").

 

The County will at all times maintain a Paying Agent meeting the qualifications herein described for the performance of the duties hereunder.  The County reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent by (1) filing with the Paying Agent then performing such function a certified copy of the proceedings giving notice of the termination of such Paying Agent and appointing a successor, and (2) causing notice of the appointment of the successor Paying Agent to be given by first class mail to each Bondowner.  No resignation or removal of the Paying Agent shall become effective until a successor has been appointed and has accepted the duties of Paying Agent.

 

Every Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall at all times be a commercial banking asociation or corporation or trust company lted in the State of Missouri organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of the State of Missouri, authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state regulatory authority, having a reported capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000.

 

Section 202.  Method and Place of Payment of Bonds.  The principal of or Redemption Price and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America that, on the respective dates of payment thereof, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

The principal or Redemption Price of each Bond shall be paid at Maturity by check or draft to the Person in whose name such Bond is registered on the Bond Register at the Maturity thereof, upon presentation and surrender of such Bond at the payment office of the Paying Agent.

 

The interest payable on each Bond on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Registered Owner of such Bond as shown on the Bond Register at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest (a) by check or draft mailed by the Paying Agent to the address of such Registered Owner shown on the Bond Register or (b) in the case of an interest payment to any Registered Owner of $500,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of Bonds, by electronic transfer to such Registered Owner upon written notice given to the Paying Agent signed by such Registered Owner, not less than 5 days prior to the Record Date for such interest, containing the electronic transfer instructions including the bank (which shall be in the continental United States), ABA routing number and account name and account number to which such Registered Owner wishes to have such transfer directed and an acknowledgment that an electronic transfer fee is payable.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, any Defaulted Interest with respect to any Bond shall cease to be payable to the Registered Owner of such Bond on the relevant Record Date and shall be payable to the Registered Owner in whose name such Bond is registered at the close of business on the Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which Special Record Date shall be fixed as hereinafter specified in this paragraph.  The County shall notify the Paying Agent in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Bond and the date of the proposed payment (which date shall be at least 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Paying Agent) and shall deposit with the Paying Agent at the time of such notice an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Paying Agent for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment.  Following receipt of such funds the Paying Agent shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment.  The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the County of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the County, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Registered Owner of a Bond entitled to such notice at the address of such Registered Owner as it appears on the Bond Register not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date.

 

The Paying Agent shall keep a record of payment of principal and Redemption Price of and interest on all Bonds and at least annually shall forward a copy or summary of such records to the County.

 

Section 203.  Registration, Transfer and Exchange of Bonds.  The County covenants that, as long as any of the Bonds remain Outstanding, it will cause the Bond Register to be kept at the office of the Paying Agent as herein provided.  Each Bond when issued shall be registered in the name of the owner thereof on the Bond Register.

 

Bonds may be transferred and exchanged only on the Bond Register as provided in this Section.  Upon surrender of any Bond at the payment office of the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall transfer or exchange such Bond for a new Bond or Bonds in any authorized denomination of the same series and Stated Maturity and in the same aggregate principal amount as the Bond that was presented for transfer or exchange.  Bonds presented for transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or authorization for exchange, in a form and with guarantee of signature satisfactory to the Paying Agent, duly executed by the Registered Owner thereof or by the Registered Owner's duly authorized agent. 

 

In all cases in which the privilege of transferring or exchanging Bonds is exercised, the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.  The County shall pay the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent for the registration, transfer and exchange of Bonds provided for by this Ordinance and the cost of printing a reasonable supply of registered bond blanks.  Any additional costs or fees that might be incurred in the secondary market, other than fees of the Paying Agent, are the responsibility of the Registered Owners of the Bonds.  In the event any Registered Owner fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent may make a charge against such Registered Owner sufficient to pay any governmental charge required to be paid as a result of such failure.  In compliance with Section 3406 of the Code, such amount may be deducted by the Paying Agent from amounts otherwise payable to such Registered Owner hereunder or under the Bonds.

 

The County and the Paying Agent shall not be required (a) to register the transfer or exchange of any Bond that has been called for redemption after notice of such redemption has been mailed by the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 303 of this Exhibit A and during the period of 15 days next preceding the date of mailing of such notice of redemption, or (b) to register the transfer or exchange of any Bond during a period beginning at the opening of business on the day after receiving written notice from the County of its intent to pay Defaulted Interest and ending at the close of business on the date fixed for the payment of Defaulted Interest pursuant to Section 202 of this Exhibit A.

 

The County and the Paying Agent may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Bond is registered on the Bond Register as the absolute owner of such Bond, whether such Bond is overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal or Redemption Price of and interest on said Bond and for all other purposes.  All payments so made to any such Registered Owner or upon the Registered Owner's order shall be valid and effective to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, and neither the County nor the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

At reasonable times and under reasonable regulations established by the Paying Agent, the Bond Register may be inspected and copied by the Registered Owners or Beneficial Owners of 10% or more in principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding or any designated representative of such Registered Owners whose authority is evidenced to the satisfaction of the Paying Agent.

 

Section 204.  Execution, Registration, Authentication and Delivery of Bonds.  Each of the Bonds, including any Bonds issued in exchange or as substitutions for the Bonds initially delivered, shall be signed by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Executive and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Clerk and shall have the official seal of the County affixed or imprinted thereon.  In case any officer whose signature appears on any Bond ceases to be such officer before the delivery of such Bond, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, as if such person had remained in office until delivery.  Any Bond may be signed by such persons who at the actual time of the execution of such Bond are the proper officers to sign such Bond although at the date of such Bond such persons may not have been such officers. 

 

The County Executive and County Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and execute the Bonds in the manner herein specified, and, when duly executed and registered, to deliver the Bonds to the Paying Agent for authentication.

 

The Bonds shall have endorsed thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto, which shall be manually executed by an authorized officer or employee of the Paying Agent, but it shall not be necessary that the same officer or employee sign the certificate of authentication on all of the Bonds that may be issued hereunder at any one time.  No Bond shall be entitled to any security or benefit under this Ordinance or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless and until such certificate of authentication has been duly executed by the Paying Agent.  Such executed certificate of authentication upon any Bond shall be conclusive evidence that such Bond has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Ordinance.  Upon authentication, the Paying Agent shall deliver the Bonds to the Purchaser upon payment of the purchase price of the Bonds plus accrued interest thereon to the date of their delivery.

 

Section 205.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Bonds.  If (a) any mutilated Bond is surrendered to the Paying Agent or the Paying Agent receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Bond, and (b) there is delivered to the Paying Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by the Paying Agent, then, in the absence of notice to the Paying Agent that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the County shall execute and the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond, a new Bond of the same series and Stated Maturity and of like tenor and principal amount.

 

If any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Paying Agent, in its discretion, may pay such Bond instead of issuing a new Bond.

 

Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section, the County may require the payment by the Registered Owner of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent) connected therewith.

 

Every new Bond issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the County, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds.

 

Section 206.  Cancellation and Destruction of Bonds Upon Payment.  All Bonds that have been paid or redeemed or that otherwise have been surrendered to the Paying Agent, either at or before Maturity, shall be cancelled by the Paying Agent immediately upon the payment, redemption and surrender thereof to the Paying Agent and subsequently destroyed in accordance with the customary practices of the Paying Agent.  The Paying Agent shall execute a certificate describing the Bonds so cancelled and shall file an executed counterpart of such certificate with the County.

 

Section 207.  Preliminary and Final Official Statement.  The Preliminary Official Statement, in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Ordinance, is hereby ratified and approved, and the final Official Statement is hereby authorized and approved by supplementing, amending and completing the Preliminary Official Statement, with such changes and additions thereto as are necessary to conform to and describe the transaction.  The County Executive is hereby authorized to execute the final Official Statement as so supplemented, amended and completed, and the use and public distribution of the final Official Statement by the Purchaser in connection with the reoffering of the Bonds is hereby authorized.  The proper officials of the County are hereby authorized to execute and deliver a certificate pertaining to such Official Statement as prescribed therein, dated as of the date of payment for and delivery of the Bonds.

 

For the purpose of enabling the Purchaser to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-12(b)(1) of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the County hereby deems the information regarding the County contained in the Preliminary Official Statement to be "final" as of its date, except for the omission of such information as is permitted by Rule 15c2-12(b)(1), and the appropriate officers of the County are hereby authorized, if requested, to provide the Purchaser a letter or certification to such effect and to take such other actions or execute such other documents as such officers in their reasonable judgment deem necessary to enable the Purchaser to comply with the requirements of such Rule.

 

The County agrees to provide to the Purchaser within seven business days of the date of the sale of Bonds sufficient copies of the final Official Statement to enable the Purchaser to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-12(b)(4) of the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the requirements of Rule G-32 of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

 

Section 208.  Securities Depository.

 

(a)                     The Bonds shall be initially issued as one single authenticated fully registered bond for each Stated Maturity.  Upon initial issuance, the ownership of such Bonds shall be registered in the Bond Register of the County kept by the Paying Agent in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.  The Paying Agent and the County may treat DTC (or its nominee) as the sole and exclusive owner of the Bonds registered in its name for the purposes of payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds, selecting the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed, giving any notice permitted or required to be given to Registered Owners of Bonds under this Ordinance, registering the transfer of Bonds, and for all other purposes whatsoever; and neither the Paying Agent nor the County shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.  Neither the Paying Agent nor the County shall have any responsibility or obligation to any Participant, any person claiming a beneficial ownership interest in the Bonds under or through DTC or any Participant, or any other person which is not shown on the Bond Register kept by the Paying Agent as being a Registered Owner of any Bonds, with respect to the accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or any Participant, with respect to the payment by DTC or any Participant of any amount with respect to the principal of or interest on the Bonds, with respect to any notice which is permitted or required to be given to Owners of Bonds under this Ordinance, with respect to the selection by DTC or any Participant of any person to receive payment in the event of a partial redemption of the Bonds, or with respect to any consent given or other action taken by DTC as Registered Owner of the Bonds.  The Paying Agent shall pay all principal of and interest on the Bonds only to Cede & Co. in accordance with the arrangements among the County, the Paying Agent and DTC, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the County's obligations with respect to the principal of and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.  No person other than DTC shall receive an authenticated Bond for each separate stated maturity evidencing the obligation of the County to make payments of principal and interest.  Upon delivery by DTC to the Paying Agent of written notice to the effect that DTC has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., the Bonds will be transferable to such new nominee in accordance with paragraph (d) hereof.

 

(b)                     In the event the County determines that it is in the best interest of the Beneficial Owners that they be able to obtain bonds, the County may notify DTC and the Paying Agent, whereupon DTC shall notify the Participants of the availability through DTC of bonds.  In such event, the Bonds will be transferable in accordance with paragraph (d) hereof.  DTC may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving notice to the County and the Paying Agent and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law.  In such event the Bonds will be transferable in accordance with paragraph (d) hereof.

 

(c)                     Notwithstanding any other provision of the Ordinance to the contrary, so long as any Bond is registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, all payments with respect to the principal of and interest on such Bond and all notices with respect to such Bond shall be made and given, respectively, to DTC as provided in the arrangements among the County, the Paying Agent and DTC.

 

(d)                     In the event that any transfer or exchange of Bonds is permitted under paragraph (a) or (b) hereof, such transfer or exchange shall be accomplished upon receipt by the Paying Agent from the Registered Owners thereof of the Bonds to be transferred or exchanged and appropriate instruments of transfer to the permitted transferee in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance.  The Paying Agent may rely on information from the Securities Depository and its Participants as to the names and address of, and the principal amount held by, the beneficial owners of the Bonds.  The cost of printing, registration, transfer, payment, redemption, authentication and delivery of Bonds pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be paid for by the County.

 

In the event bonds are issued to holders other than Cede & Co., its successor as nominee for DTC as holder of all the Bonds, or other securities depository as holder of all the Bonds, the provisions of this Ordinance shall also apply to all matters relating thereto, including, without limitation, the printing of such bonds and the method of payment of principal of and interest on such bonds.

 

                     Section 209.  Bond Purchase Agreement.  The County is authorized to enter into the Bond Purchase Agreement between the County and the Purchaser, in substantially the form presented to the County Legislature.  The County Executive is authorized to execute the Bond Purchase Agreement with such changes therein as such official deems appropriate, for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the County.

 

                     Section 210.  Tax Compliance Agreement.  The County is authorized to execute the Tax Compliance Agreement in substantially the form presented to the County Legislature.  The County Executive is authorized to execute the Tax Compliance Agreement with such changes therein as such official deems appropriate, for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the County.

 

                     Section 211.  Bond Compliance Services Agreement.  The County is authorized to execute the Bond Compliance Services Agreement between the County and Gilmore and Bell, P.C., in substantially the form presented to the County Legislature.  The County Executive is authorized to execute the Bond Compliance Services Agreement with such changes therein as such official deems appropriate, for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the County.

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

REDEMPTION OF BONDS

 

                     Section 301.  Redemption of the Bonds. The Bonds may be subject to optional and mandatory redemption prior to maturity in accordance with their terms and the applicable terms and provisions contained in this Article and as may be specified in such Bonds and the Bond Purchase Agreement.

 

Section 302.  Selection of Bonds to Be Redeemed.

 

(a)                     The Paying Agent shall call Bonds for redemption and payment and shall give notice of such redemption as herein provided upon receipt by the Paying Agent at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date of written instructions of the County specifying the principal amount, Stated Maturities, Redemption Date and Redemption Prices of the Bonds to be called for redemption.  The Paying Agent may in its discretion waive such notice period so long as the notice requirements set forth in Section 303 of this Exhibit A are met.  The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the mandatory redemption of Bonds hereunder, and Bonds shall be called by the Paying Agent for redemption pursuant to such mandatory redemption requirements without the necessity of any action by the County.

 

(b)                     Bonds shall be redeemed only in the principal amount of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof.  When less than all of the Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed, such Bonds shall be redeemed from the Stated Maturities selected by the County, and Bonds of less than a full Stated Maturity shall be selected by the Paying Agent in $5,000 units of principal amount by lot or in such other equitable manner as the Paying Agent may determine.

 

(c)                     In the case of a partial redemption of Bonds when Bonds of denominations greater than $5,000 are then Outstanding, then for all purposes in connection with such redemption each $5,000 of face value shall be treated as though it were a separate Bond of the denomination of $5,000.  If it is determined that one or more, but not all, of the $5,000 units of face value represented by any Bond are selected for redemption, then upon notice of intention to redeem such $5,000 unit or units, the Registered Owner of such Bond or the Registered Owner's duly authorized agent shall present and surrender such Bond to the Paying Agent (1) for payment of the Redemption Price and interest to the Redemption Date of such $5,000 unit or units of face value called for redemption, and (2) for exchange, without charge to the Registered Owner thereof, for a new Bond or Bonds of the aggregate principal amount of the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of such Bond.  If the Registered Owner of any such Bond fails to present such Bond to the Paying Agent for payment and exchange as aforesaid, such Bond shall, nevertheless, become due and payable on the redemption date to the extent of the $5,000 unit or units of face value called for redemption (and to that extent only).

 

Section 303.  Notice and Effect of Call for Redemption.  Unless waived by any Registered Owner of Bonds to be redeemed, official notice of any redemption shall be given by the Paying Agent on behalf of the County by mailing a copy of an official redemption notice by first class mail at least 30 days prior to the Redemption Date to the Purchaser of the Bonds and each Registered Owner of the Bond or Bonds to be redeemed at the address shown on the Bond Register.

 

All official notices of redemption shall be dated and shall contain the following information:

 

(a)                     the Redemption Date;

 

(b)                     the Redemption Price;

 

(c)                     if less than all Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed, the identification of the Bonds to be redeemed (such identification to include interest rates, maturities, CUSIP numbers and such additional information as the Paying Agent may reasonably determine);

 

(d)                     a statement that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Bond or portion thereof called for redemption and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the Redemption Date; and

 

(e)                     the place where such Bonds are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, which shall be the payment office of the Paying Agent.

 

The failure of any Registered Owner to receive notice given as heretofore provided or a defect therein shall not invalidate any redemption.

 

Prior to any Redemption Date, the County shall deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all the Bonds or portions of Bonds that are to be redeemed on that date.

 

Official notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Bonds or portions of Bonds to be redeemed shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date, at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after the Redemption Date (unless the County defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Bonds or portion of Bonds shall cease to bear interest.  Upon surrender of such Bonds for redemption in accordance with such notice, the Redemption Price of such Bonds shall be paid by the Paying Agent.  Installments of interest due on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable as herein provided for payment of interest.  Upon surrender for any partial redemption of any Bond, there shall be prepared for the Registered Owner a new Bond or Bonds of the same series and Stated Maturity in the amount of the unpaid principal as provided herein.  All Bonds that have been surrendered for redemption shall be cancelled and destroyed by the Paying Agent as provided herein and shall not be reissued.

 

In addition to the foregoing notice, further notice shall be given by the Paying Agent on behalf of the County as set out below, but no defect in said further notice nor any failure to give all or any portion of such further notice shall in any manner defeat the effectiveness of a call for redemption if official notice thereof is given as above prescribed.

 

(a)                     Each further notice of redemption given hereunder shall contain the information required above for an official notice of redemption plus (1) the CUSIP numbers of all Bonds being redeemed; (2) the date of issue of the Bonds as originally issued; (3) the rate of interest borne by each Bond being redeemed; (4) the maturity date of each Bond being redeemed; and (5) any other descriptive information needed to identify accurately the Bonds being redeemed.

 

(b)                     Each further notice of redemption shall be sent at least one day before the mailing of notice to Bondowners by first class, registered or certified mail or overnight delivery, as determined by the Paying Agent, to all registered securities depositories then in the business of holding substantial amounts of obligations of types comprising the Bonds and to one or more national information services that disseminate notices of redemption of obligations such as the Bonds.

 

(c)                     Each check or other transfer of funds issued for the payment of the Redemption Price of Bonds being redeemed shall bear or have enclosed the CUSIP number of the Bonds being redeemed with the proceeds of such check or other transfer.

 

The Paying Agent is also directed to comply with any mandatory stadards then in effect for processing redemptions of municipal securities established by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Failure to comply with such standards shall not affect or invalidate the redemption of any Bond.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

SECURITY FOR AND PAYMENT OF BONDS

 

Section 401.  Security for the Bonds.  The Bonds shall be special obligations of the County payable as to both principal and interest solely from annual appropriations of funds by the County for such purpose to be deposited in the Debt Service Fund.  The obligation of the County to make payments into the Debt Service Fund and for any other obligations of the County under the Ordinance do not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the County for which the County is obligated to levy or pledge any form of taxation, or for which the County has levied or pledged any form of taxation and shall not be construed to be a debt of the County in contravention of any applicable constitutional, statutory or charter limitation or requirement but in each Fiscal Year shall be payable solely from the amounts pledged or appropriated therefor out of (i) the income and revenues provided for such year, plus (ii) any unencumbered balances for previous years.  Subject to the preceding sentence, the obligations of the County to make payments hereunder and to perform and observe any other covenant and agreement contained herein shall be absolute and unconditional.

 

The covenants and agreements of the County contained herein and in the Bonds shall be for the equal benefit, protection and security of the legal owners of any or all of the bonds, all of which Bonds shall be of equal rank and without preference or priority of one Bond over any other Bond in the application of the funds to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Bonds, or otherwise, except as to the rate of interest and Stated Maturity as provided in this Ordinance. 

 

Section 402.  Covenant to Request Appropriations.  The County Legislature hereby directs that from and after delivery of the Bonds and s long as any of the Bonds remain Outstadn, subject to Section 401 of this Exhibit A, the County Executive, the Director of Finance or any other officer of the County at any time charged with the responsibility of formulating budget proposals to include in each annual budget an appropriation of the amount necessary (after taking into account any moneys legally available for such purpose) to pay debt service on the Bonds and to make other payments required pursuant to this Ordinance.  The County is not required or obligated to make any such annual appropriation, and the decision whether or not to appropriate such funds will be solely within the discretion of the then current County Legislature. 

 

ARTICLE V

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDS;

DEPOSIT AND APPLICATION OF MONEYS

 

                     Section 501.  Establishment of Funds.  There has been or shall be established by the Paying Agent and shall be held and administered in trust by the Paying Agent a Costs of Issuance Fund and a Debt Service Fund.  Each fund shall be maintained as a separate and distinct fund and the moneys therein shall be held, managed, invested, disbursed and administered as provided in the Ordinance. All moneys deposited in the funds shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in the Ordinance. The County and the Paying Agent shall keep and maintain adequate records pertaining to each fund within their control and all disbursements therefrom.

 

                     In addition to the funds described above, the Escrow Agreement establishes the Escrow Fund to be held and administered by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Escrow Agreement.

 

Section 502.  Deposit of Bond Proceeds.  The net proceeds received from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited simultaneously with the delivery of the Bonds as follows:

 

(a)                     Any accrued interest received from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Debt Service Fund and applied in accordance with Section 504 of this Exhibit A.

 

(b)                     From the proceeds of the Bonds, an amount sufficient to defease and redeem the Refunded Bonds shall be deposited in the Escrow Fund and applied as described in the Escrow Agreement to pay the principal of and interest on the Refunded Bonds when called for redemption.

 

(c)                     The remaining balance of the proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Costs of Issuance Fund and shall be applied in accordance with Section 503 of this Exhibit A.

 

                     Section 503.  Application of Moneys in the Costs of Issuance Fund.  Moneys in the Costs of Issuance Fund shall be used by the County solely for the purpose of paying the costs and expenses associated with issuing the Bonds and refunding the Refunded Bonds.  Moneys in the Costs of Issuance Fund shall be disbursed by the Paying Agent from time to time, upon receipt of a written request of the County Representative containing the statements, representations and certifications set forth in the form of such request attached as Exhibit H hereto and otherwise substantially in such form, to pay, or reimburse the County for payment of such costs.  Any moneys remaining in the Costs of Issuance Fund on February 1, 2013 shall be transferred by the Paying Agent to the Debt Service Fund.  In no event shall the Paying Agent be responsible for paying any such costs except from moneys on deposit in the Costs of Issuance Fund.

 

In making payments and disbursements pursuant to this Section, the Paying Agent may rely upon the written requests and accompanying certificates and statements.  The Paying Agent is not required to make any independent investigation in connection with the matters set forth in the written requests.

 

Section 504.  Application of Moneys in Debt Service Fund.  All amounts paid and credited to the Debt Service Fund shall be expended and used by the Paying Agent for the sole purpose of paying the principal or Redemption Price of and interest on the Bonds as and when the same become due and the usual and customary fees and expenses of the Paying Agent.  The Director of Finance is authorized and directed to transfer to the Debt Service Fund sums sufficient to pay principal or Redemption Price of and interest on the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent as and when the same become due, and to forward such sums to the Paying Agent in a manner which ensures that the Paying Agent will receive immediately available funds in such amounts on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the dates when such principal, interest and fees of the Paying Agent will become due.  If, through the lapse of time or otherwise, the Registered Owners of Bonds are no longer entitled to enforce payment of the Bonds or the interest thereon, the Paying Agent shall return said funds to the County.  All moneys deposited with the Paying Agent shall be deemed to be deposited in accordance with and subject to all of the provisions contained in the Ordinance and shall be held in trust by the Paying Agent for the benefit of the Registered Owners of the Bonds entitled to payment from such moneys.

 

Any moneys or investments remaining in the Debt Service Fund after the retirement of the Bonds of the County shall be transferred and paid to the County.

 

Section 505.  Deposits and Investment of Moneys.  Moneys in each of the funds created by and referred to in the Ordinance shall be deposited in a bank or banks or other legally permitted financial institutions located in the State of Missouri that are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  All such deposits shall be continuously and adequately secured by the financial institutions holding such deposits as provided by the laws of the State of Missouri.  All moneys held in the funds created by the Ordinance shall be accounted for separate and apart from all other funds of the County.

 

Moneys held in any fund referred to in the Ordinance may be invested in accordance with the investment policy of the County, as such policy may be amended from time to time, in accordance with the Ordinance and the Arbitrage Instructions, in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that no such investment shall be made for a period extending longer than to the date when the moneys invested may be needed for the purpose for which such fund was created.  All earnings on any investments held in any fund shall accrue to and become a part of such fund.

 

Section 506.  Nonpresentment of Bonds.  If any Bond is not presented for payment when the principal thereof becomes due at Maturity, if funds sufficient to pay such Bond have been made available to the Paying Agent all liability of the County to the Registered Owner thereof for the payment of such Bond shall forthwith cease, determine and be completely discharged, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the Paying Agent to hold such funds, without liability for interest thereon, for the benefit of the Registered Owner of such Bond, who shall thereafter be restricted exclusively to such funds for any claim of whatever nature on his part under this Ordinance or on, or with respect to, said Bond.  If any Bond is not presented for payment within one year following the date when such Bond becomes due at Maturity, the Paying Agent shall repay without liability for interest thereon, to the County the funds theretofore held by it for payment of such Bond, and such Bond shall, subject to the defense of any applicable statute of limitation, thereafter be an unsecured obligation of the County, and the Registered Owner thereof shall be entitled to look only to the County for payment, and then only to the extent of the amount so repaid to it by the Paying Agent, and the County shall not be liable for any interest thereon and shall not be regarded as a trustee of such money.

 

Section 507.  Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.  In any case where a Bond Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of principal, Redemption Price or interest need not be made on such Bond Payment Date but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Bond Payment Date, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such Bond Payment Date.

 

Section 508.                     Redemption of the Refunded Bonds.  The Refunded Bonds are hereby called for redemption and payment prior to maturity on December 1, 2012.  The Refunded Bonds shall be redeemed at the office of the paying agent for said bonds, on said redemption date by the payment of the principal thereof, together with the redemption premium and accrued interest thereon to the redemption date.  The officers of the County and the paying agent for said bonds are hereby authorized and directed to take such other action as may be necessary in order to effect the redemption and payment of the Refunded Bonds as herein provided.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

Section 601.  Default and Remedies.  The County covenants and agrees that if it defaults in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Bonds as the same become due on any Bond Payment Date, or if the County or its governing body or any of the officers, agents or employees thereof fail or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of the Ordinance or of the constitution or statutes of the State of Missouri, and such default continues for a period of 30 days after written notice specifying such default has been given to the County by any Registered Owner of any Bond then Outstanding, or if the County declares bankruptcy, then, at any time thereafter and while such default continues, the Registered Owners of 25% in principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding may, by written notice to the County filed in the office of the County Clerk or delivered in person to said County Clerk, exercise any of the remedies specified below.  This provision, however, is subject to the condition that if all arrears of interest upon all of said Bonds, except interest accrued but not yet due on such Bonds, and all arrears of principal upon all of said Bonds has been paid in full and all other defaults, if any, by the County under the provisions of the Ordinance and under the provisions of the statutes of the State of Missouri have been cured, then and in every such case the Registered Owners of a majority in principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding, by written notice to the County given as hereinbefore specified, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, but no such rescission or annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or impair any rights consequent thereon.

 

The provisions of the Ordinance, including the covenants and agreements herein contained, shall constitute a contract among the County and the Registered Owners of the Bonds, and the Registered Owner or Owners of not less than 10% in principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding shall have the right for the equal benefit and protection of all Registered Owners of Bonds similarly situated:

 

(a)                     by mandamus or other suit, action or proceedings at law or in equity to enforce the rights of such Registered Owner or Owners against the County and its officers, agents and employees, and to require and compel duties and obligations required by the provisions of this Ordinance or by the constitution and laws of the State of Missouri;

 

(b)                     by suit, action or other proceedings in equity or at law to require the County, its officers, agents and employees to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust; and

 

(c)                     by suit, action or other proceedings in equity or at law to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the Registered Owners of the Bonds.

 

Section 602.  Limitation on Rights of Bondowners.  The covenants and agreements of the County contained herein and in the Bonds shall be for the equal benefit, protection and security of the legal owners of any or all of the Bonds.  All of the Bonds shall be of equal rank and without preference or priority of one Bond over any other Bond in the application of the funds herein pledged to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Bonds, or otherwise, except as to rate of interest, or date of Maturity or right of prior redemption as provided in the Ordinance.  No one or more Bondowners secured hereby shall have any right in any manner whatever by his or their action to affect, disturb or prejudice the security granted and provided for herein, or to enforce any right hereunder, except in the manner herein provided, and all proceedings at law or in equity shall be instituted, had and maintained for the equal benefit of all Registered Owners of such Outstanding Bonds.

 

Section 603.  Remedies Cumulative.  No remedy conferred herein upon the Bondowners is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, but each such remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other remedy and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred herein.  No waiver of any default or breach of duty or contract by the Registered Owner of any Bond shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or breach of duty or contract or shall impair any rights or remedies consequent thereon.  No delay or omission of any Bondowner to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or acquiescence therein.  Every substantive right and every remedy conferred upon the Registered Owners of the Bonds by the Ordinance may be enforced and exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient.  If any suit, action or proceedings taken by any Bondowner on account of any default or to enforce any right or exercise any remedy has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to such Bondowner, then, and in every such case, the County and the Registered Owners of the Bonds shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively, and all rights, remedies, powers and duties of the Bondowners shall continue as if no such suit, action or other proceedings had been brought or taken.

 

                     Section 604.  No Acceleration.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Bonds are not subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an event of default hereunder.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

DEFEASANCE

 

Section 701.  Defeasance.  When any or all of the Bonds or scheduled interest payments thereon have been paid and discharged, then the requirements contained in the Ordinance and all other rights granted hereby shall terminate with respect to the Bonds or scheduled interest payments thereon so paid and discharged.  Bonds or scheduled interest payments thereon shall be deemed to have been paid and discharged within the meaning of the Ordinance if there has been deposited with the Paying Agent, or other commercial bank or trust company and having full trust powers, at or prior to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date of said Bonds or the interest payments thereon, in trust for and irrevocably appropriated thereto, moneys and Defeasance Obligations which, together with the interest to be earned on any such Defeasance Obligations, will be sufficient for the payment of the principal of said Bonds and interest accrued to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, or if default in such payment has occurred on such date, then to the date of the tender of such payments; provided, however, that if any such Bonds are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity, (1) the County has elected to redeem such Bonds, and (2) either notice of such redemption shall have been given, or the County shall have given irrevocable instructions, or shall have provided for an escrow agent to give irrevocable instructions, to the Paying Agent to give such notice of redemption in compliance with Section 303 of this Exhibit A.  Any money and Defeasance Obligations that at any time shall be deposited with the Paying Agent or other commercial bank or trust company by or on behalf of the County, for the purpose of paying and discharging any of the Bonds, shall be and are hereby assigned, transferred and set over to the Paying Agent or other bank or trust company in trust for the respective Registered Owners of the Bonds, and such moneys shall be and are hereby irrevocably appropriated to the payment and discharge thereof.  All money and Defeasance Obligations deposited with the Paying Agent or other bank or trust company shall be deemed to be deposited in accordance with and subject to all of the provisions of the Ordinance.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 801.  Tax Covenants.

 

(a)  The County covenants and agrees that (1) it will comply with all applicable provisions of the Code, including Sections 103 and 141 through 150, necessary to maintain the exclusion from federal gross income of the interest on the Bonds, and (2) it will not use or permit the use of any proceeds of Bonds or any other funds of the County, nor take or permit any other action, or fail to take any action, which would adversely affect the exclusion from federal gross income of the interest on the Bonds.  The County will also adopt such other ordinances and take such other actions as may be necessary to comply with the Code and with other applicable future laws, regulations, published rulings and judicial decisions, to the extent any such actions can be taken by the County, in order to ensure that the interest on the Bonds will remain excluded from federal gross income.  The County covenants and agrees that it will not take any action or permit any action to be taken or omit to take any action or permit the omission of any action reasonably within its control which action or omission will cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, or which will cause the Bonds to be subject to treatment under Section 141 of the Code as "private activity bonds."

 

                     (b)  The County covenants and agrees that (1) it will use the proceeds of the Bonds as soon as practicable and with all reasonable dispatch for the purposes for which the Bonds are issued, and (2) it will not invest or directly or indirectly use or permit the use of any proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the County in any manner, or take or omit to take any action, that would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 148(a) of the Code.  The County covenants and agrees that it will pay or provide for the payment from time to time of all rebatable arbitrage to the United States pursuant to Section 148(f) of the Code and the Arbitrage Instructions.  This covenant shall survive payment in full or defeasance of the Bonds.  The Arbitrage Instructions may be amended or replaced if, in the opinion of Bond Counsel nationally recognized on the subject of municipal bonds, such amendment or replacement will not adversely affect the federal income tax status of the Bonds. 

 

                     (c)  The covenants contained in this Section and in the Federal Tax Certificate shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the defeasance of the Bonds pursuant to Article VII hereof or any other provision of the Ordinance until the final maturity date of all Bonds Outstanding.

 

Section 802.  Annual Audit.  Annually, promptly after the end of the Fiscal Year, the County will cause an audit to be made of its funds and accounts for the preceding Fiscal Year by an independent public accountant or firm of independent public accountants.

 

Within 30 days after the completion of each such audit, a copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk, and a duplicate copy of the audit shall be mailed to the Purchaser.  Such audits shall at all times during the usual business hours be open to the examination and inspection by any Registered Owner of any of the Bonds, or by anyone acting for or on behalf of such Registered Owner.

 

As soon as possible after the completion of the annual audit, the County Legislature shall review such audit, and if the audit discloses that proper provision has not been made for all of the requirements of the Ordinance, the County shall, subject to Section 401 of this Exhibit A, promptly cure such deficiency.

 

A copy of each annual audit will be mailed to the Purchaser and, upon payment of the reasonable cost of preparing and mailing the same, a copy of any annual audit will, upon request, be sent to any Bondowner or prospective Bondowner.

 

Section 803.  Amendments.  The rights and duties of the County and the Bondowners, and the terms and provisions of the Bonds or of the Ordinance, may be amended or modified at any time in any respect by ordinance of the County with the written consent of the Registered Owners of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding, such consent to be evidenced by an instrument or instruments executed by such Registered Owners and duly acknowledged or proved in the manner of a deed to be recorded, and such instrument or instruments shall be filed with the County Clerk, but no such modification or alteration shall:

 

(a)                     extend the maturity of any payment of principal or interest due upon any Bond;

 

(b)                     effect a reduction in the amount which the County is required to pay as principal of or interest on any Bond;

 

(c)                     permit preference or priority of any Bond over any other Bond; or

 

(d)                     reduce the percentage in principal amount of Bonds required for the written consent to any modification or alteration of the provisions of the Ordinance.

 

Any provision of the Bonds or of the Ordinance may, however, be amended or modified by ordinance duly adopted by the County Legislature at any time in any legal respect with the written consent of the Registered Owners of all of the Bonds at the time Outstanding.

 

Without notice to or the consent of any Bondowners, the County may amend or supplement the Ordinance for the purpose of curing any formal defect, omission, inconsistency or ambiguity therein, or in connection with any other change therein which is not materially adverse to the security of the Bondowners.

 

Every amendment or modification of the provisions of the Bonds or of the Ordinance to which the written consent of the Bondowners is given, as above provided, shall be expressed in an ordinance adopted by the County Legislature amending or supplementing the provisions of the Ordinance and shall be deemed to be a part of the Ordinance.  A certified copy of every such amendatory or supplemental Ordinance, if any, and a certified copy of the Ordinance shall always be kept on file in the office of the County Clerk, shall be made available for inspection by the Registered Owner of any Bond or a prospective purchaser or owner of any Bond authorized by the Ordinance, and upon payment of the reasonable cost of preparing the same, a certified copy of any such amendatory or supplemental Ordinance or of the Ordinance will be sent by the County Clerk to any such Bondowner or prospective Bondowner. 

 

Any and all modifications made in the manner hereinabove provided shall not become effective until there has been filed with the County Clerk a copy of the ordinance of the County hereinabove provided for, duly certified, as well as proof of any required consent to such modification by the Registered Owners of the Bonds then Outstanding.  It shall not be necessary to note on any of the Outstanding Bonds any reference to such amendment or modification.

 

The County shall furnish to the Paying Agent a copy of any amendment to the Bonds or the Ordinance which affects the duties or obligations of the Paying Agent under the Ordinance.

 

Section 804.  Notices, Consents and Other Instruments by Bondowners.  Any notice, consent, request, direction, approval or other instrument to be signed and executed by the Bondowners may be in any number of concurrent writings of similar tenor and may be signed or executed by such Bondowners in person or by agent appointed in writing.  Proof of the execution of any such instrument or of the writing appointing any such agent and of the ownership of Bonds, other than the assignment of the ownership of a Bond, if made in the following manner, shall be sufficient for any of the purposes of the Ordinance, and shall be conclusive in favor of the County and the Paying Agent with regard to any action taken, suffered or omitted under any such instrument, namely:

 

(a)                     The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument may be proved by a certificate of any officer in any jurisdiction who by law has power to take acknowledgments within such jurisdiction that the person signing such instrument acknowledged before such officer the execution thereof, or by affidavit of any witness to such execution.

 

(b)                     The fact of ownership of Bonds, the amount or amounts, numbers and other identification of Bonds, and the date of holding the same shall be proved by the Bond Register.

 

In determining whether the Registered Owners of the requisite principal amount of Bonds Outstanding have given any request demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under the Ordinance, Bonds owned by the County shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding under the Ordinance, except that, in determining whether the Bondowners shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Bonds which the Bondowners know to be so owned shall be so disregarded.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bonds so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded as aforesaid if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Bondowners the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Bonds and that the pledgee is not the County.

 

                     Section 805.                     Provisions Relating to the Paying Agent.  The Paying Agent hereby accepts the trusts imposed upon it by this Ordinance, but only upon and subject to the following express terms and conditions, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Ordinance against the Paying Agent:

 

                                          (a)                     The Paying Agent, prior to the occurrence of an event of default and after the curing of all events of default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Ordinance.  If any event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, subject to Section 805(k) below, the Paying Agent shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Ordinance, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent corporate trust department would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of its own affairs.

 

                                          (b)                     The Paying Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or through agents, attorneys or receivers and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, attorney or receiver appointed or chosen by it with due care, and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to act upon the opinion or advice of counsel, who may be counsel to the County or to the Corporation, concerning all matters of trust hereof and the duties hereunder, and may in all cases pay such reasonable compensation to all such agents, attorneys and receivers as may reasonably be employed in connection with the trusts hereof.  The Paying Agent shall not be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any action or nonaction by it taken or omitted to be taken in good faith in reliance upon such opinion or advice of counsel addressed to the County and the Paying Agent.

 

                                          (c)                     The Paying Agent shall not be responsible for any recital herein or in the Bonds (except with respect to the Certificate of Authentication of the Paying Agent endorsed on the Bonds), or for the recording or rerecording, filing or refiling f this Ordinance or any security agremntin connection therewith or for the validity of the execution by the County of this Ordinance or of any supplemental ordinances or instruments of further assurance, or for the sufficiency of the security of the Bonds.  The Paying Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any loss suffered in connection with any investment of funds made by it in accordance with Section 505 hereof.

 

                                          (d)                     The Paying Agent shall not be accountable for the use of any Bonds authenticated and delivered hereunder.  The Paying Agent, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Bonds with the same rights which it would have if it were not Paying Agent.

 

                                          (e)                     The Paying Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any ordinance, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, affidavit, letter, telegram or other paper or document provided for under the Ordinance believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, presented or sent by the proper person or persons.  Any action taken by the Paying Agent pursuant to this Ordinance upon the request or authority or consent of any person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the Owner of any Bond, shall be conclusive and binding upon all future Owners of the same Bonds and upon Bonds issued in exchange therefor or upon transfer or in place thereof.

 

                                          (f)                     As to the existence or nonexistence of any fact or as to the sufficiency or validity of any instrument, paper or proceeding, or whenever in the administration of the Ordinance the Paying Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Paying Agent shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate signed by the Corporation Representative or the County Representative as sufficient evidence of the facts therein contained, and prior to the occurrence of a default of which the Paying Agent has been notified as provided in subsection (h) of this Section or of which by said subsection it is deemed to have notice, the Paying Agent shall also be at liberty to accept a similar certificate to the effect that any particular dealing, transaction or action is necessary or expedient, but may at its discretion secure such further evidence deemed necessary or advisable, but shall in no case be bound to secure the same.

 

                                          (g)                     The permissive right of the Paying Agent to do things enumerated in this Ordinance shall not be construed as a duty, and the Paying Agent shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct.

 

                                          (h)                     The Paying Agent shall not be required to take notice or be deemed to have notice of any default hereunder except failure by the County to cause to be made any of the payments to the Paying Agent, unless the Paying Agent shall be specifically notified in writing of such default by the County or by the Owners of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of all Bonds then Outstanding.

 

                                          (i)                     The Paying Agent shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect to the execution of its trusts and powers hereunder.

 

                                          (j)                     The Paying Agent shall have the right, but shall not be required, to demand, in respect of the authentication of any Bonds, the withdrawal of any cash, the release of any property, or any action whatsoever within the purview of the Ordinance, any showings, certificates, opinions, appraisals or other information, or corporate action or evidence thereof, in addition to that by the terms hereof required, as a condition of such action by the Paying Agent deemed desirable for the purpose of establishing the right of the County to the authentication of any Bonds, the withdrawal of any cash, or the taking of any other action by the Paying Agent.

 

                                          (k)                     Before taking any action under this Ordinance other than the payments from moneys on deposit in the Costs of Issuance Fund, as provided herein, or payments to be made to the owners of the Bonds, the Paying Agent may require that satisfactory indemnity be furnished to it for the reimbursement of all costs and expenses to which it may be put and to protect it against all liability which it may incur in or by reason of such action, except liability which is adjudicated to have resulted from its negligence or willful misconduct by reason of any action so taken.

 

                                          (l)                     No provision contained in this Ordinance shall be construed to relieve the Paying Agent from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that the Paying Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith unless it shall be proved that the Paying Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

 

                                          (m)                     The Paying Agent shall have the right to own or sell the Bonds without giving notice thereof to the County and without incurring any liability whatsoever with respect thereto.

 

                                          (n)                     The Paying Agent shall be entitled to payment or reimbursement for reasonable fees for its ordinary services and all advances, counsel fees and other ordinary expenses reasonably and necessarily made or incurred by it in connection with its ordinary services, all such fees and expenses to be paid by the County.

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

TO ORDINANCE #4432

 

(FORM OF BONDS)

 

 

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE ORDINANCE DESCRIBED HEREIN), THIS GLOBAL BOND MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY TO ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE SECURITIES DEPOSITORY (DESCRIBED HEREIN) OR TO A SUCCESSOR SECURITIES DEPOSITORY OR TO A NOMINEE OF A SUCCESSOR SECURITIES DEPOSITORY.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

STATE OF MISSOURI

 

Registered                     Registered

No. __________                     $_____________

 

 

JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

SPECIAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND

(TRUMAN SPORTS COMPLEX PROJECTS)

SERIES 2012

 

 

Interest Rate

Maturity Date

Dated Date

CUSIP Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTERED OWNER:  ___________________________________________

 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:  ___________________________________ DOLLARS

 

 

JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, a home rule county and political subdivision of the State of Missouri (the "County"), for value received, hereby acknowledges itself to be indebted and promises to pay to the registered owner shown above, or registered assigns, the principal amount shown above on the maturity date shown above unless called for redemption prior to said maturity date, and to pay interest thereon at the interest rate per annum shown above (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from the Dated Date shown above or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 in each year, beginning on June 1, 2013, until said principal amount has been paid.

 

The principal or redemption price of this Bond shall be paid at maturity or upon earlier redemption by check or draft to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the maturity or redemption date thereof, upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at the payment office of BOKF, N.A., Kansas City, Missouri (the "Paying Agent").  The interest payable on this Bond on any interest payment date shall be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered on the registration books maintained by the Paying Agent at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest, which shall be the 15th day (whether or not a business day) of the calendar month next preceding the interest payment date.  Such interest shall be payable (a) by check or draft mailed by the Paying Agent to the address of such Registered Owner shown on the Bond Register, or (b) in the case of an interest payment to any Registered Owner of $500,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of Bonds, by electronic transfer to such Registered Owner upon written notice given to the Paying Agent signed by such Owner, not less than 5 days prior to the Record Date for such interest, containing the electronic transfer instructions including the bank (which shall be in the continental United States), ABA routing number and account name and account number to which such Registered Owner wishes to have such transfer directed and an acknowledgment that an electronic transfer fee is payable.  The principal or redemption price of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable by check or draft in any coin or currency that, on the respective dates of payment thereof, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

This Bond is one of an authorized series of bonds of the County designated "Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Truman Medical Center Projects), Series 2012," aggregating the principal amount of $_________________ (the "Bonds"), issued by the County for the purpose of refunding the Refunded Bonds and paying the incidental costs of issuing the Bonds and refunding the Refunded Bonds, under the authority of and in full compliance with the constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, and pursuant to an ordinance duly passed (the "Ordinance") and proceedings duly and legally had by the governing body of the County.

 

At the option of the County, Bonds may be called for redemption and payment prior to maturity in whole or in part at any time on December 1, 20__, and thereafter at the Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount being redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date.

 

[                     Bonds maturing in the years 20__ and 20__ are subject to mandatory redemption and payment prior to maturity pursuant to the mandatory redemption requirements set out in the Ordinance and the Bond Purchase Agreement, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the Principal Amount thereof plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date.                     ]

 

Bonds shall be redeemed only in the principal amount of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. When less than all of the Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed, such Bonds shall be redeemed from the Stated Maturities selected by the County, and Bonds of less than a full Stated Maturity shall be selected by the Paying Agent in $5,000 units of principal amount by lot or in such other equitable manner as the Paying Agent may determine.

 

Notice of redemption, unless waived, is to be given by the Paying Agent by mailing an official redemption notice by first class mail at least 30 days prior to the redemption date to the original purchaser of the Bonds and each registered owner of the Bond or Bonds to be redeemed at the address shown on the Bond Register maintained by the Paying Agent.  Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Bonds or portions of Bonds to be redeemed shall, on the redemption date, become due and payable at the redemption price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the County defaults in the payment of the redemption price) such Bonds or portions of Bonds shall cease to bear interest.

 

The Bonds shall be special obligations of the County payable as to both principal and interest solely from annual appropriations of funds by the County for such purpose.  The obligation of the County to make payments into the Debt Service Fund and for any other obligations of the County under the Ordinance do not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the County for which the County is obligated to levy or pledge any form of taxation, or for which the County has levied or pledged any form of taxation and shall not be construed to be a debt of the County in contravention of any applicable constitutional, statutory or charter limitation or requirement but in each Fiscal Year shall be payable solely from the amounts pledged or appropriated therefor out of (i) the income and revenues provided for such year plus (ii) any unencumbered balances for previous years. 

 

The Bonds are issuable in the form of fully registered Bonds without coupons in the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof.

 

The Bonds are being issued by means of a book-entry system with no physical distribution of bond certificates to be made except as provided in the Ordinance.  One Bond certificate with respect to each date on which the Bonds are stated to mature, registered in the nominee name of the Securities Depository, is being issued.  The Book-entry system will evidence positions held in the Bonds by the Securities Depository's participants, beneficial ownership of the Bonds in authorized denominations being evidenced in the records of such participants.  Transfers of ownership shall be effected on the records of the Securities Depository and its participants.  The Paying Agent and the County will recognize the Securities Depository nominee, while the Registered Owner of this Bond, as the owner of this Bond for all purposes, including (i) payments of principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on, this Bond, (ii) notices and (iii) voting.  Transfers of principal, interest and any redemption premium payments to participants of the Securities Depository will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of such beneficial owners.  The Paying Agent and the County will not be responsible or liable for such transfers of payments or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing the records maintained by the Securities Depository, the Securities Depository nominee, its participants or persons acting through such participants.  While the Securities Depository nominee is the owner of this Bond, notwithstanding the provision hereinabove contained, payments of principal of and interest on this Bond shall be made in accordance with existing arrangements between the Paying Agent and the County.

 

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE ORDINANCE, THIS GLOBAL BOND MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY TO ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE SECURITIES DEPOSITORY OR TO A SUCCESSOR SECURITIES DEPOSITORY OR TO A NOMINEE OF A SUCCESSOR SECURITIES DEPOSITORY.

 

This Bond may be transferred or exchanged, as provided in the Ordinance, only on the Bond Register kept for that purpose at the payment office of the Paying Agent, upon surrender of this Bond together with a written instrument of transfer or authorization for exchange satisfactory to the Paying Agent duly executed by the Registered Owner or the Registered Owner's duly authorized agent, and thereupon a new Bond or Bonds in any authorized denomination of the same maturity and in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor as provided in the Ordinance and upon payment of the charges therein prescribed.  The County and the Paying Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered on the Bond Register as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal or redemption price hereof and interest due hereon and for all other purposes.    

 

This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Ordinance until the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Paying Agent.

 

IT IS HEREBY DECLARED AND CERTIFIED that all acts, conditions and things required to be done and to exist precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds have been done and performed and do exist in due and regular form and manner as required by the constitution and laws of the State of Missouri.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, has caused this Bond to be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of its County Executive and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its County Clerk and its official seal to be affixed or imprinted hereon.

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION                                          JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

 

This Bond is one of the Bonds

of the issue described in the

within-mentioned Ordinance.                     By:_____________________________

Michael D. Sanders, County Executive

 

Registration Date: ____________________

 

 

BOKF, N.A.,                      (Seal)

Paying Agent

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

By                     _____________________________                     ________________________________

                     Authorized Officer or Signatory                     Mary Jo Spino

                                          Clerk of the County Legislature

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

 

_____________________________________________________________________

Print or Type Name, Address and Social Security Number

or other Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee

 

the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ____________________ agent to transfer the within Bond on the books kept by the Paying Agent for the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

 

Dated: __________________________                     ________________________________

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the Registered Owner as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular.

 

Signature Guaranteed By:

 

________________________________

(Name of Eligible Guarantor Institution as defined by SEC Rule 17 Ad-15 (17 CFR 240.17 Ad-15))

 

By:                     __________________________

Title:                     __________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGAL OPINION

 

 

The following is a true and correct copy of the approving legal opinion of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., Bond Counsel, which was dated and issued as of the date of original issuance and delivery of the Bonds:

 

 

GILMORE & BELL

A Professional Corporation

2405 Grand Blvd, Suite 1100

Kansas City, Missouri  64108

 

 

(LEGAL OPINION OF BOND COUNSEL)

(TO BE PROVIDED)

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

TO ORDINANCE

 

 

PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

(on file with the Clerk of the Legislature)

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

TO ORDINANCE

 

 

BOND COMPLIANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT

ATTACHED

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

TO ORDINANCE

 

 

TAX COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT

ATTACHED

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F

TO ORDINANCE

 

 

TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE

ATTACHED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT G

TO ORDINANCE

 

 

BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT

ATTACHED

 

 

EXHIBIT H

TO ORDINANCE

 

Request No. ____________                     Date:_______________

 

WRITTEN REQUEST FOR DISBURSEMENT

FROM THE COSTS OF ISSUANCE FUND

 

To:                     BOKF, N.A.

                     4600 Madison Ave., Suite 800

                     Kansas City, MO   64112

                     Attention: Corporate Trust Department/ Kenneth J. Dotson

 

Pursuant to Section 503 of Appendix A to the Ordinance, the County requests payment from the Costs of Issuance Fund in accordance with this request and said Section 503 and hereby states and certifies as follows:

 

                     The undersigned hereby requests that the following amounts be paid to the following payees for the following costs of issuing the Bonds or incidental costs of refunding the Refunded Bonds:

 

 

                                          Name of Payee and                      Description of

                     Amount                            Address                             Costs of Issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These costs have been incurred and are presently due and payable and are reasonable costs that are payable or reimbursable under the Ordinance and each item thereof is a proper charge against the Costs of Issuance Fund.

 

Each item listed above has not previously been paid or reimbursed from moneys in the Costs of Issuance Fund and no part thereof has been included in any other disbursement request previously filed with the Paying Agent under the provisions of the Ordinance or reimbursed from Bond proceeds.

 

JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

 

 

By:_____________________________

Michael D. Sanders, County Executive